counteract

英 [ˌkaʊntərˈækt]

美 [ˌkaʊntərˈækt]

v.  抵制; 抵消; 抵抗

现在分词：counteracting　过去分词：counteracted　第三人称单数：counteracts　过去式：counteracted　

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牛津词典

verb

• 抵制；抵消；抵抗
  to do sth to reduce or prevent the bad or harmful effects of sth
  1. These exercises aim to counteract the effects of stress and tension.
     这些训练旨在抵消压力与紧张的影响。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 抵制;抵消;抵抗
  Tocounteractsomething means to reduce its effect by doing something that produces an opposite effect.
  1. My husband has to take several pills to counteract high blood pressure...
     我丈夫不得不吃几片药来降压。
  2. This event will counteract such trends.
     这一事件将会削弱此类趋势。

英英释义

verb

• destroy property or hinder normal operations
  1. The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war
  Synonym:sabotageunderminecounterminesubvertweaken
• oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions
  1. This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues
  Synonym:countervailneutralizecounterbalance
• act in opposition to
  Synonym:antagonizeantagonise
• oppose or check by a counteraction
  Synonym:countercheck

双语例句

• The plant chemicals also appeared to counteract the tiredness brought on by doing the intensive arithmetic.
  此类植物化学物质还有效地抵抗了由于密集的运算而带来的疲劳。
• Intelligence tests were devised to counteract this narrow specialization.
  旨在抵消狭窄的专门化教学内容而设计了种种智力测验。
• Descartes puts forwards the method of general doubt to counteract the fideism in scholasticism and skepticism.
  笛卡尔为了对抗经院哲学的盲目信仰主义和怀疑论提出了普遍怀疑方法。
• Possesses the distinct ability to counteract pus and infection ( anti-bacterial) and to heal wounds.
  拥有独特能力能够抵制脓液和感染抗细菌并愈合伤口。
• Our bodies produce antibodies to counteract disease.
  我们的身体能产生抗体以抵抗疾病。
• Salt and sour additions to the food will counteract this effect on the wine.
  在食物中加入咸味和酸味会减弱它们对葡萄酒的影响。
• Vitamin C may help counteract the lens-clouding effects of light and heat.
  维生素C可有助于消除光和热对晶状体的浑浊作用。
• The paper introduces some ways used to counteract the shaft-rate electric field at last.
  文中对国外所采用的轴频电场的抵消方法做了介绍。这时，压轴赛上场了。
• The power of red wine to counteract high cholesterol has been ballyhooed in the press.
  红酒降低胆固醇的功效被媒体夸大了。
• Used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effect.
  特别是用来指药物或者肌肉，抵消或者压制彼此的效果。